Prakritari, Prākṛtāri, Prakrita-ari: 3 definitions

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Prakritari means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

The Sanskrit term Prākṛtāri can be transliterated into English as Prakrtari or Prakritari, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Prākṛtāri (प्राकृतारि).—a natural enemy, i. e. the ruler of an adjacent country; see Malli. on Śiśupālavadha 2.36.

Derivable forms: prākṛtāriḥ (प्राकृतारिः).

Prākṛtāri is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms prākṛta and ari (अरि).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Prākṛtāri (प्राकृतारि).—m.

(-riḥ) A natural enemy or the sovereign of an adjacent country.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Prākṛtāri (प्राकृतारि):—[from prākṛta] m. a natural enemy, a sovereign of an adjacent country, [Mallinātha]

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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